@historytudor1 James, This sounds like a really fun idea! I think students could get behind pretending to be Kaiser Wilhelm, Nicholas II and others. It's definitely an interesting time period to learn (to say the least) and I like the creative spin you put on it!
@mmcinneshin Michael, It'd be the second question you posed. After learning of what each philosopher believed, the students would follow each other with their created accounts and interact as they think their chosen Enlightenment thinker might. They can base this off of internet research.
Grade: 9th
Subject: Social Studies
Lesson Idea: Students, to further explore Enlightenment thinkers, will create Twitter accounts that explore the ideas of their chosen philosopher. Students will tweet based on how they believe their chosen philosopher;
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@RMurphy3576 Hey Ryan! Like the idea! Simple, easy, and something students can respond to positively (I believe) to earn extra credit. Also something they could use to work off of to study for tests, recall facts for homework, etc.